Method for positioning, a positioning system, and an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for positioning of a wireless communication device, wherein position data of one or a plurality of reference points is stored to at least one data base, it is examined which of said reference points is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, and at least position data about said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is transmitted to the wireless communication device, wherein in order to perform the positioning, said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is selected as the default position of the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for positioning a wireless communication device (MS). In the method, position data of one or a plurality of reference points is stored into at least one data base (DB), and it is detected which of said reference points is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device (MS). In the method, at least position data of said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device (MS) is transmitted to the wireless communication device (MS), wherein in order to perform the positioning, said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device (MS) is selected as the default location of the wireless communication device (MS).
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- 1. A method for positioning of a wireless communication device, wherein position data of one or a plurality of reference points is stored to at least one data base, it is examined which of said reference points is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, and at least position data about said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is transmitted to the wireless communication device, wherein in order to perform the positioning, said reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is selected as the default position of the wireless communication device.
- 11. A positioning system to be used in the positioning of a wireless communication device, wherein the positioning system comprises at least one data base for storing one or a plurality of reference points, means for detecting which of said reference points is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, means for transmitting the position data of the reference point located in the vicinity of said wireless communication device to the wireless communication device, wherein for performing the positioning, said reference point in the vicinity of the wireless communication device is arranged to be selected as the default position of the wireless communication device.
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21. An electronic device to be used in a positioning system, which electronic device comprises at least positioning means and means for performing functions of a mobile communication device, wherein the electronic device further comprises means for detecting which of the reference points stored in the data base of the positioning system is located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, means for receiving the position data of the reference point located in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, and means for selecting the reference point located in the vicinity of said wireless communication device as the default position of the wireless communication device in the positioning.
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